The Master must have known
that his words were frequently beyond his disciples'
comprehension.He spoke them nonetheless in the knowledge that a day
would surely comewhen they would take root and blossom in the hearts
that heard him

One day he said:

"Time always seems so long when
you wait -for a vacation, an examination,for something yearned for
or dreaded in the future.

"But to those who dare to surrender to
theexperience of the present moment -with no thought about the
experience,no desire that it return or be avoided - time is
transformedinto the radiance of Eternity."

- Anthony de Mello, S.J.,
posted to The_Now2

To let go in the deepest recesses of the heart, to release all struggle
and wanting, leads us to that knowing which is timeless. As one teacher has
said:

"After I opened beyond any sense of myself, I could feel "my pain"
change to "the pain," the pain of the world. I saw how the universe moves and
the planet is on fire - that much pain - and yet it all could be held, and it
didn't touch anything. It rested in the midst of an immense peace."

In
the gate of sorrow we free ourselves from illusions and grasping, from a false
separation from all life, and hold it all. We can rest in the great heart of
Buddha, in the heart of the One Who Knows.

- Jack Kornfeld, from
After the Ecstasy, The Laundry, posted to DailyDharma

O, how often have knowledge and witbecome as deadly to the wayfarer
as any demon or bandit!Most of those destined for Paradise are
simple-minded,so that they escape from the mischief of philosophy.Strip
yourself of useless learning and vanity,so that every moment Divine mercy
may descend upon you.Cleverness is the opposite of humbleness and
supplication:give up cleverness and take simplicity as your
companion.Know that cleverness is a trap for victory and ambition:why
should the pure devotee wish to be clever?The clever are content with an
ingenious device;the simple have left all artificeto be at rest with the
Artificer,because at breakfast time a mother will have gatheredthe
little child's hands and feet in repose upon her breast.